The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-05-24
Government Means and Agent Of a
True Civilization--It Conserves Nor
ais as Well as Manners.
Prohibition not Undemocratic, But
Thoroughly in Accord With
Democratic Policy.
A Caustic and Powerful Exposure OF the
Fallaces and Subterfuges OF the
Anheuser- Busch Brigade.

ton now pending before the people OF
Texas is one of great moment. 1t is
fraught with more interest to Texas than
any that has been before our people dur
ing the last two decades
1t is a great moral question and enters
largely into. the affairs of government.
No people can be truly said to be great
people unless they throw the protecting
arm of the law around the morals of
their country.
In the olden time much stress was laid
upon developing the physical man, but
as civilization advanced this gave place
TO development Of the minds and morals
of men. An enlightened people have,
after years of experience, become con
WINGED that the development of the lat
ter is of as much interest to govern
ment as the former. Not that the former
should give way to the latter, nor "vice
versa" but that all three should go hand
in hand, each to be protected and en-
couraged by the law. Hence we have
laws prohibiting immoral conduct and
practices; encouraging education, and Sc
curing to the persons of men such rights
as are necessary for the pursuit of their
happiness and enjoyment properly re-
strained so as not to interfere with the
moral growth and intellectual develop
ment of the country Any legislation
that tends to dwarf or discourage the
latter, cannot operate otherwise than to
the detriment of country.
The question for our consideration is,
"Shall the manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquors be prohibited in Texas,
except for medical, mechanical, scien'
tific and sacramental purposesI" This is
the question that we are to consider and
vote upon. Other questions may arise
as incidental to this, but we must not be
led from the real question by these side
issues.
For once in Texas, great question
has been presented to the people for their
decision, unhampered by any ties to
church or party. The only questions
for us to consider are, isit right, and will
il be to the interest of the great body of
our people to adopt this measured II
yea, the citizen who has only the good
of the people at heart, cannot do other
wise than vote for the measure.
The Democratic party in convention
assembled, has seen proper to take no
stand upon this question, but has Off
cially proclaimed that each individual
Democrat should be free to exercise his
own will upon the subject, unfettered
by party yoke and untouched by party
lash. Like Jefferson, it believed that The
people had sufficient intelligence and
wisdom to pass judgment upon the
question wisely 1t considered that such
questions should be left to free people
for their decision.
The Republican party has not deignet
TO notice IL in their councils. and these
two are the only organized political par
ties in Texas. The people are left free
and independent to voice their own in
dividual sentiments upon this grea
question.
II has been the great cry of the politi
cal demagogue for these many years
'let the people rule" and all that we
who favor the measure ask, is let tn
people decide IL upon its merits unham
pered and untrammeled by anything saw
the expediency and inexpediency of tn
measure itself.
Our platform is as follows: That W,
make this campaign as citizens of Texas
without reference to race, party politics
religious distinctions or temperance soci
cites. as such, leaving to all organization
moral or religious. to adopt their owl
methods of helping in this great conflict.
Can anything be freerS Can any MAJ
ask a greater privilege2 II the people
are really the rulers. what more can any
citizen ask than that his voice shall b
heard in the conflict, and his vote counted
at the final RESULT Anything more would
not SAVIOR of the principles Of a FREE
government.
Right here, let me ask this question
Do not those who seek to avoid the il
sue presented by raising the cry that !
is undemocrstic, snti-repusiican, an